An update on Jose Luis...He is fully recooperated from his injuries; however, more than a month after the incident, he still doesn't have his car! This is one of those frustrating parts about being in Mexico. Every country has those annoying things, and we are living one of them. The police still have his car. First they said they were waiting for the final paper work from the investigations that were made. He went last week and they said they were waiting for the paperwork. That evening when he got home, he got a phone call from the department that has his car and they were wondering why he hadn't come to pick his car up. Huh?! So, when he went back, they said he needed a letter from the original dealership to show that it wasn't stolen or something. Mind you, he bought the car, however many years ago, from a person, not a dealership. Hmmmm....
The moral of the story is that he will just have to keep going back and hoping that they decide he has the necessary paperwork and the moon is lined up just right and the lady didn't have a fight with her husband before coming to work, and his shoes match! And in the meantime, they charge him for keeping his car there and he can't work because he doesn't have a taxi! The doctor that his wife works for has given him some work, which certainly helps to have a bit of income, but it is not what he is used to with the taxi. It affects us in that we are taking turns with the neighbors in taking their kids to school, and we (that would be ME) pick up their daughter everyday. For us, Sofia is the most affected because she has to go to school early and stay late.
So, please pray that he get his car soon, and for our hearts that we will stay in the long haul of being family and servants.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Technical difficulties
Blogger was not cooperating, so here are the pictures from the last entry. Enjoy!
The girls ready to head out early Saturday morning.
Now, all the girls, including Sarah McClue all set for fun!
Olivia enjoys a little train ride, just her size
Sofia being very brave on the wall climbing!!!
Dad and Sean "babysitting" Olivia
The girls ready to head out early Saturday morning.
Now, all the girls, including Sarah McClue all set for fun!
Olivia enjoys a little train ride, just her size
Sofia being very brave on the wall climbing!!!
Dad and Sean "babysitting" Olivia
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Victoria celebrates her birthday
Last weekend we embarked on the exciting and tiring journey of celebrating Victoria's birthday. We decided to take her and some friends to Mexico City to Ciudad de los Ninos. This is a miniature city where the kids get money to spend at various shops and have the opportunity to make money also. The thought was that it would be nice for her to invite a couple of friends from school and try to deepen some relationships there. We knew there was no guarantee, and lo and behold, the parents didn't buy into the idea of sending their children off with strangers on an all day outing three hours away. Their worry about their children here seems a little excessive, but such is life. Just as an example, a friend of Victoria's had a sleep over this weekend and invited friends from church. Our friend, who knows them well and has for several years, was worried about the conditions or situation of letting her daughter spend the night at their house!
So, we had three of Victoria's friends with Sofia in tow spend the night on Friday night to get an early start on Saturday. The alarm clock was set for 6:15, but I heard the unmistakable whisper of eager girls by 5:00 a.m.! We were on the road by 7:20 am for the three hour drive to Mexico City (the outskirts of the city). There we were joined by our friends, Sean and Jeni McClue and their kids Sarah and Phillip. We enjoyed a fun day of making money and spending money! Victoria said her favorite was working at the radio station, where Sofia particularly enjoyed wall climbing. They did everything from work at Wal-mart, archeological digs, be firemen, sell and buy magazines, drive cars, be a vet and several others I may have forgotten. Olivia enjoyed the day also at a kiddie section where she got to play in a ball pool, ride a train and mossey around. Sam got some quality conversation time with Sean while he kept a close eye on Olivia. I tried to keep up with 6 girls that all wanted to do something different. To top off the day we had lunch at Rain Forest Cafe, dessert at Starbucks (only for the adults) and headed back home.
The ride home was so much quieter with some very tired girls. All in all, it was a great day and a fun way to celebrate! Sofia is already planning what she wants to do for her birthday...
So, we had three of Victoria's friends with Sofia in tow spend the night on Friday night to get an early start on Saturday. The alarm clock was set for 6:15, but I heard the unmistakable whisper of eager girls by 5:00 a.m.! We were on the road by 7:20 am for the three hour drive to Mexico City (the outskirts of the city). There we were joined by our friends, Sean and Jeni McClue and their kids Sarah and Phillip. We enjoyed a fun day of making money and spending money! Victoria said her favorite was working at the radio station, where Sofia particularly enjoyed wall climbing. They did everything from work at Wal-mart, archeological digs, be firemen, sell and buy magazines, drive cars, be a vet and several others I may have forgotten. Olivia enjoyed the day also at a kiddie section where she got to play in a ball pool, ride a train and mossey around. Sam got some quality conversation time with Sean while he kept a close eye on Olivia. I tried to keep up with 6 girls that all wanted to do something different. To top off the day we had lunch at Rain Forest Cafe, dessert at Starbucks (only for the adults) and headed back home.
The ride home was so much quieter with some very tired girls. All in all, it was a great day and a fun way to celebrate! Sofia is already planning what she wants to do for her birthday...
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